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Du Plessis was making his first defence of the belt, which he took from Sean Strickland in January, while Adesanya was bidding to become a three-time champion.The build-up saw South Africa’s Du ...

Kamaru Usman spoke about the old beef between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya and the meaning of being an African ...

This card was loaded with Aussies and featured an intriguing main event: Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis defending his title for the first time against former champ Israel Adesanya ...

Israel Adesanya recently commended Dricus du Plessis for being an African UFC champion and for opening a door for a generation of young Africans to achieve a similar dream.

In his first title defense, Dricus du Plessis forced Israel Adesanya to tap in the fourth round as a locked-in rear-naked choke brings the middleweight title back to South Africa. Adesanya looked ...

PERTH, Australia -- The final news conference for UFC 305 featured another heated exchange between middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and challenger Israel Adesanya that saw the Nigerian-born ...

The highly anticipated showdown between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya is set to take place in the main event at UFC 305 on August 17 in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis, a force to be reckoned ...

Israel Adesanya says he will not retire after losing to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Izzy was a massive favorite heading into the fight as he sought to recapture his lost belt against Sean ...

Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya (Image Credit: Getty Images) The long-standing rivalry between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis has finally come to an end. In the main event of UFC 305 ...

Israel Adesanya has looked back at his loss to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Du Plessis won a fourth-round submission in a successful defense of his UFC Middleweight Title in an upset win.

Dricus Du Plessis submitted Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305 on Saturday, settling their feud and retaining the middleweight title in Perth. Du Plessis was making his first defence of ...